3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the brewery. Big grapefruit flavor, over a very floral ipa. Bitter finish, mild on the malts but a bit doughy, let the hops shine. Solid ipa, a lot of small pubs go for the milder ipa, this place doesn’t hold back.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A dry and very Columbus oriented green-tea/marijuana nose. Crisp with a tight and light carbonation. A light kiwi flavour and acidity with a slow bitterness. The carbonation reminds me Kronenburg 1664 and I don’t mean that as an insult, it just does. I think it’s nice, the bitterness builds a little too intensely and that weedy flavour could become too much if I bought more than a glass.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at the brewpub. Light amber pour with a thin white head. Big citrus hop aroma. Nice smooth malt body, caramel and a big citrus hop bitterness. Good brew.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Big Horse Brewing – January 2010
Nice hops aroma with a good malt backing this was a very good IPA.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Date: September 24, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: hazy copper, fine off white head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet resinous orange and tangerine aroma
Flavor: sweet and fruity flavor, sweet crystal malt, lots of orange, light balancing bitter citrus rind, light bitter finish
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *** /4
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pint at the brewery - Aroma is packed with citrus and pine hops and a malty finish. Flavor of very chewy fresh citrus hops, pine resin and enough malt to balance it. Palate is sticky and tart. Very nice NW IPA.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nice and hoppy with an orangeish hue. Good balance and strength and the best one I sampled at the brewery.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Orange amber, rather flavor looking, with a slight ring of head. Intense Columbus hop nose. Musky co-humulone loaded pungence with fringes of cattiness. Initially, flavor is not as intense, but it continues to build to a cresendo of Columbus puissance. The IBU’s are omnipresent. Strong bitter finish. Only for a true hop aficionado.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the brewpub. Auburn to amber in color. Aroma was nice, mostly being earthy and floral. Flavor of tingling hops; don’t remember why I wrote that. Flowery citrus bitterness. Impressed with the flavor in this one.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at the brewpub. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a malty hoppy citrus aroma with some resiny hints. Sweetish malty hoppy bitter citrus flavor. Has a sweetish malty hoppy bitter citrus finish with a long hoppy bitter aftertaste.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cloudy brown, with citrus aroma. A medium body. Finishes with a sour hop bite tat spoils an otherwise great beer.
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